Chicago man deported from Bali after prison release for murder arrested on flight back to US

A Chicago antheral convicted successful the 2014 suitcase sidesplitting of his girlfriend’s parent successful Bali was arrested successful planetary airspace connected a formation to the U.S. to look national execution conspiracy charges.

The Department of Justice said Tommy Schaefer, 32, of Chicago, faces a three-count indictment successful the Northern District of Illinois charging him with conspiracy to termination successful a overseas country, conspiracy to perpetrate overseas execution of a U.S. nationalist and obstruction.

Prosecutors accidental Schaefer conspired with his girlfriend, Heather Mack, to execution her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, during a 2014 travel to Bali, Indonesia.

Court filings authorities Mack arranged Schaefer’s question to Bali arsenic portion of the plan. In the days earlier the attack, Schaefer exchanged messages with his cousin, Ryan Bibbs, astir however to transportation retired the killing.

Tommy Schaefer of Chicago, Ill., who, on with his woman Heather Mack, is accused of murdering Mack's parent Sheila von Wiese-Mack, whose assemblage was aboriginal recovered successful a suitcase successful Bali, Indonesia. (Firdia Lisnawati, File/AP Photo)

Bibbs pleaded blameworthy successful December 2016 to conspiracy to perpetrate overseas execution of a U.S. nationalist aft admitting helium advised Schaefer connected the killing. Court records amusement Mack besides asked Bibbs whether helium knew idiosyncratic who would execution her parent for money.

Authorities allege Schaefer and Mack discussed the timing and details of the sidesplitting earlier carrying it retired connected Aug. 12, 2014, wrong von Wiese-Mack’s edifice room. Afterward, investigators accidental they concealed her assemblage successful a suitcase and placed it successful the trunk of a taxi.

HEATHER MACK GETS 26 YEARS FOR CONSPIRACY TO KILL HER MOTHER AT LUXURY ISLAND RESORT AND DUMP BODY IN SUITCASE

In this April 21, 2015, photo, Heather Mack of Chicago, Ill., center, is mobbed by reporters arsenic helium arrives successful the courtroom for her sentencing proceeding astatine a territory tribunal successful Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, File)

Prosecutors person said the motive was financial, alleging the mates sought entree to a $1.5 cardinal spot fund, according to The Associated Press. In August 2014, von Wiese-Mack’s assemblage was discovered wrong a suitcase successful the trunk of a taxi parked astatine the St. Regis Bali Resort.

Mack was 19 and respective weeks large astatine the clip of the killing, portion Schaefer was 21, the AP reported. Prosecutors said Mack covered her mother’s rima arsenic Schaefer struck her with a effect bowl. The brace were arrested the time aft the assemblage was discovered.

AMERICAN WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING MOTHER ON BALI VACATION, HIDING BODY IN SUITCASE PLEADS GUILTY

In this March 12, 2015, photo, Heather Mack, left, and her fellow Tommy Schaefer, some from Chicago, Ill., who are accused of murdering Mack's parent Sheila von Wiese-Mack whose assemblage was aboriginal recovered successful a suitcase, participate the tribunal country anterior to the commencement of their proceedings proceeding astatine the territory tribunal successful Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. (Firdia Lisnawati, File/AP Photo)

The pursuing year, some were convicted successful Indonesia successful transportation with the murder. Mack received a 10-year situation sentence. After her merchandise and instrumentality to the United States, she pleaded blameworthy to conspiracy to termination a U.S. nationalist and was sentenced successful June 2023 to 26 years successful national prison.

Schaefer was sentenced successful Indonesia to 18 years successful prison. He was returned to the United States aft completing his term, which Indonesian officials reduced done remissions and bully behaviour credits.

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If convicted connected the national charges, Schaefer faces up to beingness successful situation connected the archetypal 2 counts, up to 20 years connected the obstruction complaint and fines of up to $250,000.

Fox News Digital’s Rachel Wolf and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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